Shloka 53

Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Mahālaya, Kedāra, Rivers and Fords, and Devadāru Forest

Akṣaya-Karma Doctrine

Devanagari script

अत्र नित्यं वसिष्यामि सह नारायणेन च / प्राणानिह नरस्त्यक्त्वा न भूयो जन्म विन्दति

Transliteration

atra nityaṃ vasiṣyāmi saha nārāyaṇena ca / prāṇāniha narastyaktvā na bhūyo janma vindati

Translation

Hier werde ich ewig weilen, zusammen mit Nārāyaṇa. Wer hier den Lebenshauch hingibt, erlangt keine Wiedergeburt mehr.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• नित्यं: always
• नित्यं: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverbial accusative/नपुंसकलिङ्ग एकवचनं रूपेण)

• वसिष्यामि: I shall dwell
• वसिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (वस्, धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्काल), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सहयोगवाचक-अव्यय (preposition-like)

• नारायणेन: with Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणेन: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्राणान्: life-breaths; vital airs
• प्राणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• इह: here (in this place)
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• त्यक्त्वा: having given up
• त्यक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (त्यज्, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having abandoned’

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again/further)

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• विन्दति: finds; attains
• विन्दति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद्, धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

A presiding deity (Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava synthesis) declaring perpetual presence together with Nārāyaṇa—functionally voiced in the narrative as a divine proclamation within the Kurma Purana’s tirtha-māhātmya context

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narayana

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It implies that liberation is secured by abiding in the Lord’s presence: when the individual life-force is surrendered in a sanctified locus of divine immanence, rebirth ceases—pointing to the Atman’s release into its highest, Lord-related state (mokṣa).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes surrender and God-centered departure (īśvara-prapatti) rather than a technique; in Kurma Purana’s broader Pāśupata-oriented frame, such surrender aligns with disciplined life, devotion, and remembrance of the Lord at life’s end as a culmination of practice.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By declaring co-abidance “together with Nārāyaṇa,” it reflects the Purana’s synthesis: sacred power and liberation are grounded in a unified divine presence where sectarian boundaries soften into a shared Supreme reality.